Google and Dish Network allegedly in talks for new wireless service

The two powerhouses could join forces to offer cellular and internet services.

Google and Dish Network are reportedly in talks to partner up for a new wireless service to contend against market competitors like Verizon Wireless and AT&T, according to theWall Street Journal. The wireless service would extend to both cellular and Internet connections.

Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen declined to comment on any involvement with Google to the WSJ, but he did mention his company is in talks to partner up with others "who would like to be in the industry" and aren't currently. Ergen added it would be easier to partner with a company that already has the wireless infrastructure in place in order to transmit all of that data. Google certainly fits the bill.

This news hot on the heels of the recent developments in Google’s own expansion of its fiber-optic Internet services, beginning in Kansas City, KS. Google hopes to eventually expand the lightning fast connection to the rest of the country, but it has limited wireless options in a market saturated by the big four telecom companies. The search giant must somehow gain more access to wireless spectrum so it can increase Web traffic speeds in a push to get users to integrate more fully with the Google ecosystem.

Dish Network, on the other hand, is awaiting FCC approval to use its spectrum to launch a wireless service that would work in conjunction with its satellite TV service. In light, it's entirely fathomable that the two companies would join forces for each other's benefit. Google would have its edge in the market by gaining a well-established provider like Dish Network, and Dish Network would get the business of Google's endless amount of users.

WSJ also posits Dish could partner up with a major wireless carrier like AT&T. Unfortunately, representatives from AT&T and other wireless carriers also declined to comment.